Rachel Parish

Rachel Parish
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1981-05-21) 21 May 1981
Residence Nottingham, England
Occupation Doctor
Sport
Country United Kingdom
Sport Sport shooter
Event(s) Trap
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Shooting Championships
2016 Lonato del Garda Double trap
2016 Lonato del Garda Double trap mixed
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne Double trap pairs
2006 Melbourne Double trap
2014 Glasgow Double trap
Updated on 13 Jul 2016.

Rachel Parish (born 21 May 1981) is an English international sportswoman who won a shooting gold medal and silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Before going to university, she went to Wellington College in Berkshire. Already holding a degree in Biochemistry and Genetics from The University of Nottingham from 2002, Parish then read Medicine at Southampton University, graduating as a doctor in 2007. Parish is also a keen fencer, and has captained both the Nottingham and Southampton university fencing teams.

Selected for the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne in 2006, she shot in the double trap pairs competition in partnership with Charlotte Kerwood and together they took the gold medal. Rachel also won a silver medal in the double trap individuals.


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